vanity box

Example Sentences

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“Say,” he went on insinuatingly, “you have the sweetest voice—” “Better tell me why you want to see Mr. Boland,” she said quietly taking the vanity box from him and putting him at a distance.

From Little Lost Sister by Brooks, Virginia

I have here," he began, "a hand-painted china vanity box.

From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Seely, Herman Gastrell

Instantly Bess had her little mirror and vanity box in use, and a quick dab on her rather up-turned nose did away with the condition complained of, or at least alleged, by her sister.

From The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains by Penrose, Margaret

He already had six drawnwork doilies and a vanity box with white and red powder in it.

From Somewhere in Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon

"See, it's missing!" she cried, raising the gold mesh purse with its dangling vanity box.

From I Spy by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner